SCOOP: Largest Republican caucus hosts historic New Media Row on Capitol Hill

2025 is the year of new media, and President Donald Trump isn’t the only Republican capitalizing on the action.

Rep. August Pfluger (R., Texas), the chair of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), is hosting Congress’s first-ever New Media Row, the Washington Reporter can exclusively report.

The move comes at critical juncture for the GOP, as the party shifts efforts from passing the One Big, Beautiful Bill (OBBB) to pitching its merits to the American people.

The RSC is stepping in to fill the void of New Media on Capitol Hill, welcoming over 30 outlets and hosts this week.

Over 70 House Republicans are already confirmed for the New Media Row. They are expected to use the opportunity to pitch the OBBB’s merits to the attending New Media outlet’s audiences, which reach tens of millions of Americans between them.

"The Republican Study Committee is proud to host our first-ever new media row on Capitol Hill, building on President Trump's winning 2024 strategy of bypassing corporate media gatekeepers and connecting directly with the American people across the country,” an RSC spokesperson told the Reporter.

“We're bringing in creators with millions of followers to give RSC Members unprecedented access to new audiences who are shaping the national conversation and helping us build on the momentum of a very successful 6 months in a Republican trifecta,” the spokesperson continued.

Outlets and hosts whose attendance is confirmed include the Reporter along with The Daily Wire, Benny Johnson, The Epoch Times, ZeroHedge, Mercedes Schlapp, Jackson Gosnell, Bannon’s War Room, One America News Network, Tim Young, Shane Ginsberg, and more.

Pfluger’s strategy echoes that of President Donald Trump, who successfully leveraged the podcast universe to catapult himself back into the White House, following viral interviews with hosts like Joe Rogan and Theo Von.

Other Republican lawmakers are eager to replicate Trump’s successes this week. Those confirmed to be attending Pfluger’s New Media Row include Reps. Jim Jordan (R., Ohio), Jason Smith (R., Mo.), Byron Donalds (R., Fla.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R., Ga.), Brandon Gill (R., Texas), Kat Cammack (R., Fla.), Ronny Jackson (R., Texas), Blake Moore (R., Utah), and more.

The RSC’s historic New Media Row builds off of Pfluger’s work to elevate the committee’s profile in Congress.

Under his leadership, the RSC launched the Right to the Point podcast to circumvent the liberal press corps on and off Capitol Hill, taking House Republicans’ messages directly to their constituents across America.

The Reporter has exclusively covered most of the episode releases.